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Thursday, October 13, 2011

The capitalists and entrepreneurs who built the United States into one of the world's leading economies took full advantage of America's free enterprise culture to launch an industrial revolution of unprecedented scope. With few state or federal laws to hinder them, many used questionable tactics to drive out competitors and establish monopolies or near-monopolies in their respective industries. Along the way they cajoled, bribed, or blackmailed political leaders to facilitate their efforts.

To address such excesses, a diverse group of reformers set about trying to gain political power and public support. Progressivism, as historians have come to label this movement, found its support primarily in urban areas among the middle and upper-middle classes—business executives, professionals, teachers, and government workers. They promoted greater efficiency in the workplace and in government. Their fervent hope was to restore democratic control of the economic and political sectors.

There was no all-encompassing progressive organization, agenda, or motive. The movement cut across both political parties, appeared in every geographic region, and contained many conflicting elements. Some activists were spurred by strong religious convictions while others were animated by secular ideals. Some were earnest humanitarians and others were more concerned with issues of efficiency and productivity. Prominent men such as Robert La Follette, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson are most often associated with the Progressive movement, yet women were disproportionately involved in the array of "progressive" causes and issues.

While incredibly diverse in motivation and mission, Progressives tended to believe that government should take a more active role in promoting the general welfare. More specifically, this meant the passage of laws breaking up the huge trusts, regulating child and female labor, promoting better working conditions, and conserving the environment. In addition, Progressives supported voluntary associations such as settlement houses and other charitable organizations intended to help immigrants, the poor, and the disabled.

Progressivism changed the social and political landscape of American life by enlarging the sphere of government action. New laws, regulations, and attitudes resulted from the efforts of self-styled progressives to deal with many persistent social ills. The glaring failure of the Progressive movement was its unwillingness to address racial injustice. For the most part, progressivism was for whites only. African Americans in the South were increasingly victims of disfranchisement, Jim Crow laws, vigilante assaults, and poverty.

The Progresives that faild America and the Progressvies that keep failing Trenton!!!!

Many questions still exist surrounding who, exactly, is behind the Occupy Wall Street protests. Sure, we know the basics.

But beyond the few organizational structures we’ve heard about and the public figures who have come out to express their solidarity with the frustrated bunch, who is actually funding this monumental movement?

While a new report from Reuters doesn’t definitively tie billionaire George Soros to the protesters, the news agency speculates that the Occupiers may have benefited indirectly from his generosity. Reuters reports:

There has been much speculation over who is financing the disparate protest, which has spread to cities across America and lasted nearly four weeks. One name that keeps coming up is investor George Soros, who in September debuted in the top 10 list of wealthiest Americans. Conservative critics contend the movement is a Trojan horse for a secret Soros agenda…

…Reuters did find indirect financial links between Soros and Adbusters, an anti-capitalist group in Canada which started the protests with an inventive marketing campaign aimed at sparking an Arab Spring type uprising against Wall Street. Moreover, Soros and the protesters share some ideological ground.

While Soros has denied any connection, he has said that he can “understand [the protesters'] sentiment.” Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, though, doesn’t buy into this denial. Limbaugh recently said, “George Soros money is behind this.” Here’s more on the potential ties:

According to disclosure documents from 2007-2009, Soros’ Open Society gave grants of $3.5 million to the Tides Center, a San Francisco-based group that acts almost like a clearing house for other donors, directing their contributions to liberal non-profit groups. Among others the Tides Center has partnered with are the Ford Foundation and the Gates Foundation.
Disclosure documents also show Tides, which declined comment, gave Adbusters grants of $185,000 from 2001-2010, including nearly $26,000 between 2007-2009.

TRENTON-- Political activist Daryl Mikell Brooks releases new audio-book, Why Me?,
chronicling his life experiences as a Trenton resident, activist, and
former candidate for US Senate. In the audio-book, the political
firebrand recalls his days growing up in the city's Donnelly Homes along
with his four year stint in prison for a crime he claims he did not
commit.

Brooks was convicted in 1998 on counts of child endangerment, lewdness,
and sexual assault. From day one, he insists he did nothing wrong and
that he was railroaded for his unapologetic, no hold's barred, political
speech exposing corruption in high places.

George Hathaway

Anwar's Reflections-- a Trentonian affiliate-- interviewed individuals
that listened to the audio-book to see what they had to say.

George Hathaway, said the audio-book is a "good and
courageous attempt to present Daryl to the political community. He came
out of the closet, there was a lot of uncertainty regarding his
background. he needed to make it clear to the larger community and many
of the Tea Party. Its a sad story of corruption and victimization, what
goes wrong in the inner city. It shows how a individual can get
victimized and have their lives ruined for a long time.

He went on to say that Why Me? "starts a conversation about what
can happen when you stand up for what you believe in". He went on to say
that Brooks' story illustrates how those who are wielding the power
can come down on an individual, what can happen to an individual that
goes against established power. The story shows that one takes a lot of
risks in their hands when they challenge entrenched power".

Hathaway goes on to say that the audio-book underscores issues that
often go overlooked in the mainstream. Issues like "prisoner rights, its
just a shame, its ruined a large part of his life. The book opens up a
dialogue about these larger issues".

Joe Siano

Joe Siano, said, "I hope it [the audio-book]
vindicates his name, I think that's why he's putting it out there, its a
good effort to head this issue off and to explain it once and for all.
Ultimately, its up to the audience to make their own judgment, listen to
it, I think its up to the court of public opinion whether he will be
able to vindicate himself, I think its a great way to have his story
heard". Siano also thinks Brooks' story highlights issues of abuse of
authority on the part of police department, the prosecutor, and the
mayor's office.

Founder of the blog, Restoring Freedoms, Lou Jacikoff, said that, "Why Me?
raises questions about the criminal justice system, the judicial
system, it shows the reader that the system needs a good looking at, it
needs repair, it can no longer be about the good ol' boy system".

Lou Jacikoff

"Our system is based on who can you hire as an attorney, it shouldn't be
that way. There are two systems of justice: those that have and those
that don't have, I think Daryl's story is a microcosm of what's
happening in our judicial system where people are railroaded because
they have a hard time defending themselves. Its disturbing, but there
have been a lot of people out there that have been imprisoned but turned
out to be innocent because they did not have proper representation.
Daryl's story reveals that". BY ANWAR'S REFLECTIONS?

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